INTRODUCTIONS

Maintain eye contact.Chit-chat (small talk), but let the interviewer initiate this process more than not.Speak clearly; articulate your words at a volumn that can be heard.

Ask where you should sit, if it is not obvious.

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Offer your resume to the interviewer(s), if you brought copies.

Interviewer offers details of the job and perhaps the hiring process for the position.

Interviewer asks questions about you, your work experiences, interests, and goals in a variety of ways.Interviewer might ask about your knowledge of the company. Interviewer will be looking for signs of your work ethic and values.

Avoid answering with one word or saying "I don't know."

You can pause a bit to think, if need be.

You can ask the interview to repeat 1-2 questions, if you need to.

If you don't understand a word or part of a question, ask them to clarify.

CONCLUSION

Interviewer summarizes conversation

You will be given an opportunity to ask the interviewers questions.

You restate interest in job

If the interviewer doesn't explain the next steps in the hiring process, ask about the next steps.

If they didn't ask for them already, offer them your contact list of references.